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“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20).

One of the most destructive forces in school today is the peer dependence caused by a graded school system. As a young person socializes with other people his own age, he becomes independent of family authority and dependent on the approval of his peers. The result is that the young person’s peers, rather than his parents, become his primary authority.

The Encyclopedia Britannica (Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Graded Education,” pages 426-427, 1981) describes the stated purpose of peer groups: “Adolescent peer groups serve a very real function in society. They provide a way in which children can learn to become independent of family authority.”

One of Satan’s goals for each of our children is to cause them to become independent of God-ordained authority. God has designed parental authority to function like an umbrella of protection. As long as we remain under God-given authority, nothing can happen to us that God does not design for our ultimate good and His ultimate glory. But the moment we challenge and disobey our authority, we move out from underneath that umbrella of protection and expose ourselves to the destructive forces of Satan. Satan’s strategy is to get our children outside that umbrella of protection because he knows he cannot harm us as long as they remain under God-given authority.

The article goes on to say, “Through peer groups the child is exposed to values and experiences of dozens of other families, many of which may be greatly different from his own. Through these contacts the child’s horizons are broadened, his perceptions widened.” – May I also add that it is in this same way that a child’s values can be changed.

The article continues, “In order for peer groups to serve these important functions, the child must get outside of the family and interact freely with children his own age. The school is ideal for this purpose. Its corridors and classrooms, clubs and activities, provide a natural and convenient setting for the young to socialize. ”
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The socialization that takes place in school is not always healthy socialization. Even homeschool parents must constantly be on their guard. But if you send your children to a public or private school, you need to be extra vigilant.

If ever there was a time we need to take our responsibilities as parents seriously, it’s now!.

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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